The Sandman Character You Likely Didn’t Know Kat Dennings Played

While much attention has been given to Netflix’s live-action series “Lucifer” and “The Sandman,” those projects aren’t the only ones that offer up an entertaining recreation of the dark DC fantasy tale. In 2020, “The Sandman” received a podcast adaptation. The voice cast features some big names, including Riz Ahmed, Taron Egerton, Arthur Darvill, and, indeed, Kat Dennings.

Neil Gaiman himself offered Dennings the role of Death, a longtime supporting character and a member of the Endless in “The Sandman” comics. “I can be very dark and mopey and whatnot, but I also have a very bubbly, cheerful side,” the actress told Uproxx. “I think that might be why he had me in mind for this character, but he wanted me to keep her bright side at the forefront because we do know what is going on in the scenes, and sometimes, playing exactly what is happening doesn’t exactly serve the emotions.”

Though the MCU’s Darcy is a human and DC’s Death is the manifestation of mortality itself, the two have surprisingly similar personalities and Dennings brings a fitting quirkiness to both roles. Her performance as Death even got Gaiman’s stamp of approval. “When I created the character of Death, I loved the idea of somebody who, when they say, ‘you know, you really should have looked both ways before you crossed that street,’ you believe them,” the author told Entertainment Weekly. “You get both regret and joy and all of those emotions.”

While much attention has been given to Netflix’s live-action series “Lucifer” and “The Sandman,” those projects aren’t the only ones that offer up an entertaining recreation of the dark DC fantasy tale. In 2020, “The Sandman” received a podcast adaptation. The voice cast features some big names, including Riz Ahmed, Taron Egerton, Arthur Darvill, and, indeed, Kat Dennings.

Neil Gaiman himself offered Dennings the role of Death, a longtime supporting character and a member of the Endless in “The Sandman” comics. “I can be very dark and mopey and whatnot, but I also have a very bubbly, cheerful side,” the actress told Uproxx. “I think that might be why he had me in mind for this character, but he wanted me to keep her bright side at the forefront because we do know what is going on in the scenes, and sometimes, playing exactly what is happening doesn’t exactly serve the emotions.”

Though the MCU’s Darcy is a human and DC’s Death is the manifestation of mortality itself, the two have surprisingly similar personalities and Dennings brings a fitting quirkiness to both roles. Her performance as Death even got Gaiman’s stamp of approval. “When I created the character of Death, I loved the idea of somebody who, when they say, ‘you know, you really should have looked both ways before you crossed that street,’ you believe them,” the author told Entertainment Weekly. “You get both regret and joy and all of those emotions.”